Jackson Pollock Splashed Paint and Wasn't Sorry Publisher / Melbourne University Publishing

Jackson Pollock Splashed Paint and Wasn't Sorry Publisher / Melbourne University PublishingA clever, charmingly quirky portrayal of painter Jackson Pollock and the first in a series of picture book biographies of contemporary artists Jackson Pollock was unlike any other painter. Instead of sitting in front of an easel with brushes, he poured paint over canvases rolled out across the floor, moving, splashing, and making the vivid liquid run with energy and rhythm. Pollocks story is told here with wit and eccentricity, perfectly paired with

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